Phosphor and Ceramic Materials for Advanced Optoelectronic Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026
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Dear Colleagues,
Phosphor and ceramic materials are emerging as key enablers for next-generation optoelectronic devices, from high-power white LEDs and laser-driven headlights to advanced displays, biomedical imaging, and NIR sensing. Compared with conventional polymer or glass hosts, ceramic and glass-ceramic phosphors offer superior thermal stability, chemical robustness, high packing density, and excellent long-term reliability under high-flux, high-temperature operation.
This Special Issue invites contributions on the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel phosphor and ceramic systems (oxides, nitrides, garnets, phosphor-in-glass/ceramic, transparent ceramics, broadband/NIR, and persistent phosphors), as well as device-level integration. Studies may cover composition engineering, co-doping strategies, structure–property relationships, modeling and simulation, scalable fabrication routes for industry, and application demonstrations in solid-state lighting, displays, imaging, and sensing. Works that link optical performance with thermal, mechanical, and electrical behavior, or that highlight eco-friendly and rare-earth-efficient solutions, are especially encouraged.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Prof. Dr. Ru-Yuan Yang
Dr. Yen-Yu Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optic ceramics
- optoelectronic devices
- ceramic manufacturing
- phosphor materials
- optical application
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